Freely — Free ly, adv. [AS. fre[ o]lice.] In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously. [1913 Webster] Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat. Gen. ii. 16. [1913 Webster] Freely ye have received, freely give. Matt … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freely — [adj1] without restriction advisedly, as you please*, at one’s discretion, at one’s pleasure, at will, candidly, deliberately, designedly, fancy free*, frankly, intentionally, of one’s own accord*, of one’s own free will*, openly, plainly,… … New thesaurus
freely — index readily Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
freely — O.E. freolice; see FREE (Cf. free) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
freely — ► ADVERB 1) not under the control of another. 2) without restriction or interference. 3) in abundant amounts. 4) openly and honestly. 5) willingly and readily … English terms dictionary
freely — free|ly [ˈfri:li] adv 1.) without anyone stopping or limiting something ▪ the country s first freely elected president ▪ EU members are allowed to travel freely between member states. talk/speak/write etc freely ▪ In France he could write freely … Dictionary of contemporary English
freely — adverb 1 if you can travel, speak, operate etc freely, you can do it as much as you like and in whatever way you like: In France he could write freely, without fear of arrest. 2 without any restrictions on movement: breathing freely | She shook… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
freely */*/ — UK [ˈfriːlɪ] / US [ˈfrɪlɪ] adverb 1) without being stopped or controlled by rules or laws a freely elected government Players can move freely between clubs. The shares could be traded freely on the open market. 2) easily and smoothly, without… … English dictionary
freely — free|ly [ frili ] adverb ** ▸ 1 without controls/limits ▸ 2 easily and smoothly ▸ 3 generously ▸ 4 without hiding anything ▸ 5 in many places 1. ) without being stopped or controlled by rules or laws: a freely elected government The shares could… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
freely — [ˈfriːli] adv 1) without being controlled by rules Players can move freely between clubs.[/ex] 2) without being stopped or interrupted The traffic is moving quite freely this morning.[/ex] 3) generously, or in a willing way They give their time… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
